Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. ★★★★ 86 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk Four years ago, Fontaines D.C. popped into an aggressive Irish post-punk scene with a slightly more youthful, lighthearted take on the genre. Songs like “Boys In The Better Land,” “Roy’s Tune” and “Television Screens” were catchy andContinue reading “Skinty Fia – Fontaines D.C. ★★★★”
Category Archives: New Albums
$oul $old $eperately – Freddie Gibbs ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 $oul $old $eperately Freddie Gibbs ★★★½ 78 Hip-Hop I tend to like all of Freddie Gibbs’ albums and find them creative and interesting, but I usually don’t love them or go back to them all too often outside of a handful of standout songs. It’s weird, but IContinue reading “$oul $old $eperately – Freddie Gibbs ★★★½”
Cocodrillo Turbo – Action Bronson ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Crocodrillo Turbo Action Bronson ★★★½ 77 Hip-Hop Action Bronson’s a pretty interesting character, and he’s had an interesting career too. He started underground, making mixtapes and singles with pretty esteemed producers, and was featured on tracks with Odd Future, Vince Staples, A$AP Rocky and others before making hisContinue reading “Cocodrillo Turbo – Action Bronson ★★★½”
SOS – SZA ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 SOS SZA ★★★★ 84 Hip-Hop R&B Pop If SZA’s gonna consistently put out classics, I’m fine waiting five years between releases, and I’m happy with them including 23 tracks. SZA’s stardom in 2022 is so much bigger than it was back in 2017, when she was about toContinue reading “SOS – SZA ★★★★”
The Forever Story – JID ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 The Forever Story JID ★★★★ 88 Hip-Hop Whether it’s rapping on his own albums, as a feature or part of a collaboration, I think JID has pound-for-pound become the most consistently high-performing hip-hop artist out there today. Sure, when Kendrick Lamar releases something it’s still an event thatContinue reading “The Forever Story – JID ★★★★”
Ants From Up Here – Black Country, New Road ★★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road ★★★★★ 97 Rock Art Rock Post Rock Following up a debut that is as beloved by a fanbase as Black Country, New Road’s For the first time will always be a tough task for a band. That’s especially the caseContinue reading “Ants From Up Here – Black Country, New Road ★★★★★”
Cheat Codes – Black Thought and Danger Mouse ★★★½
Yead Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Cheat Codes Danger Mouse, Black Thought ★★★½ 75 Hip-Hop Cheat Codes brings together a seemingly natural pairing: Black Thought — lead MC for the Roots and a legendary voice in the conscious-rap movement of the late 90s and early 2000s — and Danger Mouse —a longtime producer whoContinue reading “Cheat Codes – Black Thought and Danger Mouse ★★★½”
Expert In A Dying Field – The Beths ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Expert In A Dying Field The Beths ★★★★ 82 Rock Indie Rock Jangle Pop Expert In A Dying Field represents pretty much a best-case-scenario for what is essentially a pretty basic, modern power pop album. The songs are really fun and playful and the vocals warm, welcoming andContinue reading “Expert In A Dying Field – The Beths ★★★★”
Alpha Zulu – Phoenix ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Alpha Zulu Phoenix ★★★ 63 Rock Indie Pop Synthpop On Alpha Zulu, Phoenix gives you exactly what they’re supposed to — fun, upbeat tracks with catchy choruses, soaring synths, kind of weird lyrics and a blend of guitar effects and electronic bleeps and clicks that all result inContinue reading “Alpha Zulu – Phoenix ★★★”
Asphalt Meadows – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Asphalt Meadows Death Cab For Cutie ★★★ 65 Rock Alternative Rock Death Cab For Cutie has been in the post-prime of their career for over a decade. After the peaks of Transatlanticism and Plans, the band started to sound more polished and commercial, leaning more into pop mixingContinue reading “Asphalt Meadows – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★”
Fresh Out The Deli 